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Following a change in policy towards licencing at BBC Worldwide, it seems there is renewed hope for a Doctor Who video gameÂ this week. Speaking to MVC, Neil Ross Russell, head of children’s licensing at the corporations commercial arm, revealed: â€œWe are open to conversations with anybody in games about all kinds of business models…

Speaking after his two trophies at the National Television Awards last night, actor, writer, director and comedian Stephen Fry spoke of his eagerness to see Matt Smith in Doctor Who, as well as his own rumoured script for the series. Fry – who appeared in the BBCi Doctor Who audio drama Death Comes to Time…

Following news that David Tennant has dropped out of the Burke & Hare movie, other developments and communications in the Twitter-sphere suggest that the former Doctor Who star is visiting Middle Earth! TotalFilm.com have pointed out that Simon Pegg’s tweet – the one that announced Tennant’s departure from John Landis’ film about the notorious Ediinburgh…

Doctor Who and Life on Mars star John Simm is one of a stellar cast set to appear in the new series BBC One’s acclaimed daytime drama, Moving On. Created by the superb Jimmy McGovern, Moving On is produced by Colin McKeown at LA Productions. “We are using the same winning combination again to make…

Sally Sparrow actress Carey Mulligan is nominated for a BAFTA, reports the BBC, for her role in the British film An Education. Just three years ago Mulligan was recording scenes in the Steven Moffat award-winning classic Blink – now she’s on the road to a major or award as well as appearing with Michael Douglas…

150 Monster Facts! To celebrate 150 issues, Doctor Who Adventures unearths 150 of the best facts about the most horrible creatures in the universe. There are tonnes of facts about all the old favourites â€“ everything from Daleks and Cybermen data to info about creatures seen in the last Doctor Who special. Thereâ€™s an amazing…

Aftter being cast with Simon Pegg in the new John Landis movie Burke & Hare – about the notorious Vitcorian murderers and grave robbers – it seems former Doctor Who star David Tennant has had to drop out. News was announced on @SimonPegg‘s Twitter page: â€œDavid Tennant had to drop out of B&H but by…